Individual Rights
You are a French speaking person and you want all your children to go to a French Speaking School. Which right protects this?
Language Rights
Name one responsibility of Canada citizens.
voting, serving on a jury,
The document that protects our freedoms and rights.
The Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Which right protects indigenous or First Nations people on their land?
Aboriginal Rights
What are a Canadian's responsibility associated with our right to freedom of opinion?
Respect others freedoms and rights - no hate speech
I can join a group and publicly tell the government what I think.
Freedom of Association and assembly
Peaceful protest or meeting
I can speak in English or French to federal government services.
Official Languages Rights
Voting in an election is a responsibility, but also an example of which right?
Democratic Rights
This means treating people the same regardless of factors such as gender, race or religion.
Equality
I can give my opinions in newspapers or other media
Freedom of the speech (in the press)
If I hire someone for a job, I cannot choose someone because we have the same religion.
Equality Rights
What does responsibility mean?
something you should do
What year was the Charter of Rights and Freedoms added to the Constitution?
1982
I cannot be put in prison without a legitimate reason and without being informed (told) of that reason.
Legal Right
I can join in peaceful gatherings with other citizens.
Freedom of assembly
The police in Canada can search your house and arrest you for 4 days without telling you why. True or False?
False. Legal rights protect you from police searching your house without a warrant. And from imprisonment without reason.
In Canada, we are protected by legal rights. What responsibility do we have about legal rights?
Obey the laws
What are two important documents that are part of the Canadian Constitution?
The Magna Carta and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms